If you ever wanted to become a firefighter, this article is for you! You will learn all the ropes about this incredible job and every detail that you have ever wondered about.
Being a firefighter is very demanding in every aspect of the human body, One day, you will face a fire where a family has lost everything, and one hour later, you will see a cardiac arrest involving a dad of three. You will work hard with your body at 3 a.m. to save the house of somebody you don't know, but every call will reward you with a sense of accomplishment that no other job can give you.
Firefighters do a lot of things, they do not only fight fires! They are also first responders and respond to medical calls like cardiac arrests or someone who falls from a roof! They also respond to all kinds of emergencies, like car crashes, gas leaks, hazardous materials and many others.
Firefighters day typically starts at 7 a.m. They check their self-contained breathing apparatus, the trucks and all the tools that they will use. After that, they eat breakfast together and talk about what they will do during the day. Usually, firefighters will do fire prevention and training until 5 p.m. After that, they do group training and eat dinner together. Finally, they go to sleep and finish their shift at 7 a.m. the next morning!
Firefighters work in a fire station. They live here for 24 hours. In the fire house, they have everything like a home such as a kitchen, a TV, bedrooms and other stuff!
To become a firefighter, you need to complete a DVS in fire safety intervention. With this diploma, you can work in cities with fewer than 200,000 people. If you want to work in bigger cities, you need to complete a DVS in fire safety techniques. With this diploma, you will be able to work for the Laval Fire Department or the Montreal Fire Department, for example.
In Quebec, the average salary for a firefighter was $97,000 in 2020. Today, the average salary is over $100,000 for a full-time firefighter.
Firefighters need a lot of training because we don't have every type of call every day. To keep our standards high, we practice a lot of scenarios. Firefighters can also train to reach other positions like lieutenant, captain of even chief! They need to take courses and train to become an officer.
Being a firefighter is very dangerous. We are exposed to many types of hazardous materials, like smoke full of carcinogens, gas leaks of residue from unburned materials that sticks to our skin. Also, the environment where we work is dangerous. A fully involved building can collapse on you at any moment, not to mention the horrible things we can see every day that stay in our memory for the rest of our lives.
Robots will never replace a firefighter's job. The job requires an actual understanding of the environment to be done properly, but AI and robotics will definitely help extinguish fires more effectively in the future.
Usually, firefighters retire at 50 years old.
In conclusion, being a firefighter is a wonderful job with a lot of ups and downs emotionally. I'm actually a firefighter for a fire department, and everything I've written is my every day. I'm also a student completing my fire safety techniques program, and later, I want to become a firefighter for the Laval Fire Department.
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